The slowdown was attributed to lower energy prices but inflation on goods items remained strong, said Junya Takemoto, senior ...

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday the government must closely watch the economic and price backdrop ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday the government must closely watch the economic and ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the Bank of Japan’s cautious approach to raising interest rates, saying it was ...

The Bank of Japan will likely be raising interest rates as it is behind the curve in dealing with the risk of inflation, U.S.

They’re behind the curve,” Bessent told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday, noting that that was his opinion, and that he discussed ...

The yen is rising for the third consecutive session, apparently boosted by calls from the US Treasury Secretary for the Bank ...

Pressure is mounting within the Bank of Japan to ditch a vaguely defined gauge of inflation as worries about second-round ...

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Investing.com-- The Bank of Japan is behind the curve in managing inflation and is likely to hike interest rates soon, ...

The yen mostly strengthened against other G-10 and Asian currencies in early trade amid BOJ rate-hike prospects.

The dollar fell to its weakest level against the Japanese yen in three weeks after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expected the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to tackle inflation.